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Differences in Asian and white drinking: consumption level, drinking contexts, and expectancies

T O'Hare1

  • 1Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167-3807, USA.

Addictive Behaviors
|March 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Asian and White university students differ in alcohol consumption and problems. While Asians drank less, they expected greater tension reduction, suggesting cultural factors influence alcohol expectancies.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Research indicates ethnic variations in drinking patterns exist.
  • Cultural factors may mediate interethnic drinking differences.
  • Limited research explores alcohol expectancies across racial/ethnic groups.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine differences in alcohol consumption and problem levels between Asian and White university students.
  • To investigate variations in the social context of drinking.
  • To explore differences in alcohol expectancies, specifically tension reduction.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study involving 637 White and 179 Asian university students.
  • Data collected on alcohol consumption, alcohol-related problems, social drinking contexts, and alcohol expectancies.

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  • Comparative analysis of drinking behaviors and expectancies between the two groups.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant differences observed in overall alcohol consumption and problem levels between Asian and White students.
    • Similarities and differences identified in the social contexts of drinking.
    • Asians reported expecting greater tension reduction from alcohol despite lower overall consumption.

    Conclusions:

    • Racial and ethnic differences in drinking patterns and associated problems are evident.
    • Cultural factors likely shape alcohol expectancies, such as tension reduction.
    • Further research should link ethnic drinking patterns with culturally defined alcohol expectancies.